Intervention for the bereaved: Gender differences in the efficacy of two counselling programmes

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-72

  Schut, H A W ^a   Stroebe, M S ^a   Van Den Bout, J ^a   De Keijser, J ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Psychiatric Hospital Franeker   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENDER; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WIDOW;

EID: 0031041124     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1997.tb01231.x     Document Type: Article

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